Back in India in spring 2004, I enjoyed being with my family again after those three months abroad. I found back to my routine of being at the Ashram during daytime and going to my parents’ house in the evening for dinner. I used the computer and the internet a lot, sent mails and chatted.
One day I got an email from the man in whose yoga center in Frankfurt I had given a lecture. Seeing his name reminded me of the program in Germany that had been cancelled. Yes, I was not usually thinking of that or worrying about my time there. It had been a shock to hear about the yoga organization’s refusal but then I thought that everything happened for a reason. I was not depending on them alone, I had a few more connections in Germany, too, and I was positive that something would turn up. And if not, I could go back to India.
Something did turn up. I opened the email and started reading an apology by this man for the decision of the yoga organization and their “red Tantra” allegations. He had been the one to tell others that they could organize my program after he had enjoyed it in his studio. He said he was sorry about that had happened but that there had been no chance for the studios than to cancel as it had been like an order from the head of the organization.
He himself had left the organization for his own reasons but he felt bad for me and what had happened and so he wrote that he had talked with some other people who might have interest in organizing for me. It was people in the same profession, with the same interests but who were not related to that organization. He had given my introduction, website and email address to them and thought in the next days someone might get in touch with me to invite me. He also offered that I could come to him and he would organize for me, too.
I was very happy to read that mail and thought that everything would always eventually turn out well. A few days later I received another email, this one by a woman whom I did not know. She introduced herself as a yoga teacher and wrote that the man had recommended writing to me. She straight ahead mentioned that she knew about the whole story and why my program had been cancelled, adding that this was fortunate so that she could now get to know about me and invite me.
I happily accepted the invitation and started planning my summer program properly, telling others when I could come and asking them when it would be convenient for them. With this woman, too, I fixed the dates, all by email, and I thus had another program in Germany, in Cologne.
I was happy, everything was good. Some program had been cancelled but there would always be another way. When one door closes, ten more open. The plan was not only taking shape, it was already pretty fixed. I did not know what would happen to me only a short time later, otherwise I would have planned differently.
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